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HighliteApp

Game Honey, LLC

The application setup.exe, “HighliteApp application” by Game Honey has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
HighliteApp Company  (signed by Game Honey, LLC)

Product:
HighliteApp

Description:
HighliteApp application

Version:
1.0.0.8

MD5:
ce852e668d016cfd426f96275f1ce2f8

SHA-1:
1dc7425f93268a72882d42f76d3e5f1a8656fdce

SHA-256:
db29f9688b28840c879d5c51929153eb990ace5ff22022ddefd8d473a6123a22

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 10:54:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.GameHoney.F
14.5.10.12

File size:
294.7 KB (301,800 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.8

Copyright:
Author HA © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Game Honey, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/11/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/12/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Game Honey, LLC", O="Game Honey, LLC", STREET="12526 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300", L=San Diego, S=CA, PostalCode=92130, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C57927EBB6998E42069BCD6044F1CE11

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/14/2013 3:09:26 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:PqC56HeUWnUhGp1PJuuytetT//j7DD93eVeFL0K:A+UTWnyUPHUoaK

Entry address:
0x30EF

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 27, 7A, 00, E8, 73, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 04, 27, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, B8, DC, 79, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, 00, 1F, 7A, 00, E8, 1D, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 55, E8, 0B, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9241

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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